LifeLine - The Greenlining Institute

Closing the Digital Divide for Low-Income Communities

September 5, 2019

Greenlining is helping communities of color and families from low-income backgrounds connect to economic opportunity. We’re proud of what we’ve been able to achieve this year. A prosperous and connected California requires a commitment to making sure that every child…

CPUC Protects Access to Phone Service for Low-Income Californians

February 9, 2018

Advocates Praise Move to Protect LifeLine Program from Federal Cuts Contact: Bruce Mirken, Greenlining Institute Media Relations Director, 415-846-7758 (cell) SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA – At the urging of The Greenlining Institute and other advocates, the California Public Utilities Commission yesterday…

AT&T Criticized for Opting Out of Government Program to Give Internet Subsidies to the Poor

December 14, 2016

Dallas Morning News By Melissa Repko AT&T is getting criticism from some consumer and public advocacy groups after it said it won’t participate in a government subsidy program that cut the cost of broadband internet for low-income families. The Dallas-based telecom company is…

FCC Wants to Help Poorest Pay for Internet Access

June 18, 2015

WRAL TechWire RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. — In an attempt to bridge the so-called “digital divide,” the FCC by a 3-2 vote on Thursday said it would formally consider expansion of the so-called “Lifeline” monthly communications subsidy for poorer Americans…

An Open Letter to Comcast

August 28, 2014

Dear Comcast: I was checking for telecommunications news over at Ars Technica this morning, as I do every day, when I saw the article “Comcast allegedly trying to block CenturyLink from entering its territory.” Now, I’m a sucker for articles…

Comcast Files for CPUC OK of Time Warner Buyout

April 17, 2014

Random Lengths News by Zamna Avila On April 11, Comcast and Time Warner Cable officially filed their application for California Public Utilities Commission approval of Comcast’s proposed purchase of Time Warner Cable. Telecommunications policy experts at The Greenlining Institute raised…

Comcast Files for CPUC OK of Time Warner Buyout; Low-Income Customers Endangered

April 11, 2014

Contact: Bruce Mirken, Greenlining Institute Media Relations Director, 510-926-4022; 415-846-7758 (cell) Stephanie Chen, Greenlining Institute Energy and Telecommunications Policy Cirector, 510-898-0506, 415-706-2436 (cell) SAN FRANCISCO – Today, as Comcast and Time Warner Cable officially filed their application for California Public Utilities Commission approval of Comcast’s proposed…

Thanks to the CPUC, 25 Cents Goes a Lot Farther Today.

January 17, 2014

Yes, I’m starting off this blog post with a picture of a quarter. You see, every month when my phone bill comes, it includes a 25 cent surcharge for Universal Service programs. If you have phone service, you pay that…

California’s Telephone LifeLine Program Expanded

January 17, 2014

Central Valley Business Times California’s LifeLine program, which provides affordable telephone service to low-income consumers, is being expanded to include wireless carriers under an order from the California Public Utilities Commission. “This is a landmark decision,” said Greenlining Institute Energy…

Landline to VoIP: Should we have a “Separate but Equal” Standard for Phone Calls?

October 9, 2013

Do you have a landline? Do you know what a landline is? If your answer to either question is no, don’t feel too bad because you are not alone. In fact you might be part of the majority of phone…

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